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My story from lohud.com: By Rick Carpiniello GREENBURGH – When Tampa Bay eliminated Montreal Tuesday, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos received a congratulatory text from former captain Martin St. Louis. Stamkos replied with his “thanks” and added “Hope we see you in Game 1.” When the Rangers beat Washington in Game…

To see my preview of the series, click here, or scroll down to the previous thread. Click here for Frank Becerra Jr.’s photo gallery from Game 7. And click here for Frank’s outstanding sights & sounds video from Game 7. ************************************************ Here’s a look at how the Rangers and Lightning…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (OT). Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – SEVENTH HEAVEN – The Rangers have now posted a 9-5 record in Game 7s in franchise history, including a 7-0 record in all-time Game 7s…

Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR; post-game quotes courtesy of the Washington Capitals: Rangers 4, Capitals 3. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – PICK SIX – The Rangers won Game 6 of a playoff series on the road when facing elimination for the third…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (OT). Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – STAYIN’ ALIVE – The Rangers have won each of their last nine playoff games when facing elimination at Madison Square Garden, dating back to Game…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Hope like hell you aren’t coming here to be comforted or assured that it’s going to be OK. Because it’s not. It is now a Must Win. You have my permission to panic. 2) Because I…

Click here to read my column on Chris Kreider from lohud.com. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) First, I am not surprised that…

That was such a crazy ending in Game 1 … and I got a few things wrong — writing on deadline and a game that should have gone to OT ending suddenly like that will occasionally do that to a reporter. I wasn’t the only one. No excuses, though. So…

Click here to read my column from lohud.com. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) That’s just a horrible way to lose a game,…

ICYMI, here is the schedule for the series: Game 1 — Thursday at MSG, 7:30. Game 2 — Saturday at MSG, 12:30. Game 3 — Monday, May 4 in D.C., 7:30. Game 4 — Wednesday, May 6 in D.C., 7:30. Game 5 — Friday, May 8 at MSG, 7 p.m.…

GREENBURGH – The Rangers will get a key player back, but will also be without a key player when they open the second round of the playoffs, likely Thursday, at the Garden. Top-line winger Mats Zuccarello, hit in the head with a Ryan McDonagh shot early in Game 5 against…

The Rangers will have an optional practice this afternoon, their first workout since Game 5 Friday. Maybe we will get an update on Mats Zuccarello or Kevin Klein. Maybe not. Then tonight it’s Islanders-Capitals Game 7 in D.C., the winner getting a free trip to Madison Square Garden. My story…

The Rangers can kick back, lick some wounds, get some rest, and wait for their next opponent. The Islanders’ 3-1 victory Saturday over Washington in what could have been, and still might have been, the final game they will play at Nassau Coliseum, extended their first-round series to a Game…

Click here to read my column from lohud.com. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Click here to see Carl Hagelin’s series-winning goal a few more times, and…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 2, Penguins 1 (OT). Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – TOP OF THE HEAP – The Rangers are the only NHL team who has won at least one playoff series in each of the last…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference audio. Thoughts: 1) We’ve talked, now, for 86 games, about the Find-A-Way Rangers. Been doing it all year. But this was another new way. This time they really had to…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Well, that game sure had some nasty in it, and it was a big-boy pants game for ya boys. They usually bounce back from a stinker, and despite what Alain Vigneault thinks, I thought Game 2…